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Fans fill the room for a chance to meet the mushers of the Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race on Thursday at the Alpine Lodge. The 1,000-mile race to Whitehorse, Yukon, starts Saturday at 11 a.m. downtown on the Chena River. Fan-favorite Lance Mackey returns to the Yukon Quest after a year away
FAIRBANKS – There was a widening bulge of fans along the table at the Alpine Lodge, where Yukon Quest mushers chatted with fans and signed autographs. Around the mass of people were a pair of ca...
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Two Rivers' musher Judy Currier claims title in Bowers 200 race
FAIRBANKS – Two Rivers musher and Iditarod veteran Judy Currier cruised to victory in the 10th annual Don Bowers Memorial 200 sled dog race last weekend. Currier completed the run from Wil...
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Mississippi tamales headed to Iditarod
EDWARDS , Miss. – For only the second time in the last decade, Jean Blakeney of Edwards won’t be volunteering this year at Alaska’s famous Iditarod sled dog race. From thousands...
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Jeff King wins Tustumena 200
KENAI , Alaska – Denali Park musher Jeff King never stopped looking over his shoulder during this year’s Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race, though his nearest competitors were nowhere in si...
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Baker takes top spot in cold Kusko 300 sled dog race
FAIRBANKS – Kotzebue musher John Baker overcame wind chills of more than 60 below and a glare ice trail to win the Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race on Sunday evening in Bethel. Baker outdueled ...
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Mackey leads more than halfway through Kuskokwim 300 Sled Dog Race
FAIRBANKS — Lance Mackey of Fairbanks held a slim lead on Saturday evening beyond the halfway point of the frigid Kuskokwim 300 sled dog race. After turning around at the midway point of Napaimu...
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Russians seek lessons from Oregon dog mushers
JOSEPH , Ore. – Dima Zapletin crouched on his knees to pat a young Siberian husky minutes before the dog was off to run through snow-covered mountains in a dogsled race. Zapletin, 18, was p...
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Nome contributes $50,000 to Iditarod
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – The city that hosts the finish line for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is donating $50,000 to the race. Nome Mayor Denise Michels says the Iditarod is an important ec...
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Jeff King claims Copper Basin crown; Moore a close second
FAIRBANKS — A four-time Iditarod champion outdueled a three-time Copper Basin 300 winner to claim the 2010 Copper Basin 300 sled dog race title on a sunny Monday afternoon in Glennallen. Jeff Ki...
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4-time Iditarod champion Jeff King donates $50,000 to race
FAIRBANKS — Jeff King laughed when asked if the $50,000 he recently donated to the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race was a temporary loan. “Well, I’ve got an awful good team,” the four-time Iditarod ...
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Denali musher preserves Iditarod history in documentary
DENALI PARK – Denali resident, musher and Yukon Quest International Sled Dog Race champion Bruce Lee is helping preserve an important part of Alaska history. He helped create a 90-minute...
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Iditarod reports $1 million loss in funding
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – The world’s most famous sled dog race is feeling squeezed by the poor economy. Organizers of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race said Monday they’ve lost nearl...
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75 mushers sign up for 2010 Iditarod
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – Seventy-five mushers have signed up for the 2010 Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Mushers had until Nov. 30 to sign up and mail their applications. Iditarod officials say ...
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Jamaican arrives in Alaska to train for Iditarod with champ Mackey
ANCHORAGE , Alaska – Jamaican dog musher Newton Marshall arrived in Alaska on Sunday to begin a kind of three-month Iditarod boot camp with reigning champ Lance Mackey. Mackey, who plans to...
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Kokomo school welcomes sled dog to hallways
KOKOMO , Ind. – Students at a Kokomo alternative school are acting as teachers to an 11-month-old Siberian husky. Kenai roams the hallways of McKinley Alternative School daily, looking for ...
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